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bolis

/ˈboʊlɪs/

bolis noun: a bolide or fireball (type of meteor). Also the plural of boli.

Noun

bolis (plural bolides)

  1. (archaic) A bolide or fireball (type of meteor)
    • A bolis appearing as large as an orange, with a train some yards in length, crossed Wrenbury, Cheshire, about 10 p.m. (p. 305). The observer was my brother, Mr. William Thomson, surgeon, Wrenbury, near Nantwich.1851, British Association for the Advancement of Science, Report, volume 20, page 90
    Synonyms:
    bolide, fireball

Also used as

bolis is also the plural of boli.

Synonyms of bolis

Forms of bolis

pluralbolides

Origin of bolis

From Latin bolis, from Ancient Greek βολίς (bolís, “missile, arrow, javelin”). Doublet of bolide.

Questions about bolis

What does bolis mean?
Bolis means a bolide or fireball (type of meteor).
What part of speech is bolis?
Bolis is a noun.
How do you pronounce bolis?
Bolis is pronounced /ˈboʊlɪs/.
What is the plural of bolis?
The plural of bolis is bolides.

Words near bolis in the dictionary

  1. bolins
  2. Bolintin-Vale
  3. bolio
  4. bolios
  5. Bolirao
  6. bolis
  7. Bolissafaru
  8. Bolita bean
  9. bolitaenid
  10. bolitaenids
  11. Bolitho

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